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I am putting lowering springs (1.7") on my Honda Civic HB 1997.

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Old 05-05-2004, 05:27 AM
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Default I am putting lowering springs (1.7") on my Honda Civic HB 1997.

How do I adjust the off camber on the front and back. Besides getting a wheel alignment. I just bought new 17s and dont want to tear them up any faster than I have to.
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Default Re: I am putting lowering springs (1.7") on my Honda Civic HB 1997. (shanedapain)

You will not even need a camber kit for that much of a drop.

You MUST get a 4-wheel toe alignment though if you want to weat tires evenly, and please ignore the alignment guy if he tries to say you have to get a camber kit.

Plus you cannot adjust front camber on your car without buying front camber kits, which range in price from $85.00-$300.00 or so depending on the type and quality.

Rear camber can be corrected with washers in the upper control arms where they meet the unibody, but again I doubt you'll even need that.

Your car is alowed a full -2 degrees of negative camber in the rear from Honda specs. you can usually even go more than that without any uneven tire wear as long as your TOE is correct.

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I do alignments on lowered hondas and Acuras on a daily basis, so I'm speaking from experience.
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Tom is always speaking from experience, he knows all
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16EH2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Tom is always speaking from experience, he knows all </TD></TR></TABLE>

No trust me I do not know all, but this subject in particular is good for me since I've done at least over 100 lowered honda/Acura alignments now.
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Thanks for the imput!! Im new to the import scene and will probably be asking more questions.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shanedapain &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for the imput!! Im new to the import scene and will probably be asking more questions. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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